The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-14
GENERAL r1oKErr.s WIDOW.
Her Handsome Gift to Her Husband Twenty
Years Ago.

Her Handsome Gift Her Husband Twenty
Years Ago
Just twenty years go. on the eve of the ami
versary of Gettysburg Mrs. Pickett made her
husband an anniversary gift which she knew
would please him. She had made some money
by translatng. and expended portion of it for
the gift. While cadet at West Point, Gen.
Pickett's mother presented him with a gold
watch. and he valued IL highly. His wife OBJ
tanned the watch to have it cleaned and had
the Confederate and the Union flags crossed
upon it's outside in colors. Inside, she had
graved list of the battles in which he had par
ticipated in Mexico and those in which he was
engaged during the civil war. Both lists were
long. The latter list included Yorktown. Will.
iamsburg, Seven Pines Gaines's Mills, where he
was wounded, fredericksburg Suffolk. Gettys-
burg. Newbern, Petersburg. North Anna,
Coal Harbor, Bermuda Hundred. Five Forks.
Dinwidde Court House. Sailors Creek and
Appomatsox She could not have the work
done in Richmond at that time, and it was
thought strange that Confederate Gen
on her husbands watch that the work had to be
done IN Baltimore. when I gave it to him."
said Mrs Pickett in tremIlous voice, ! made
his heart SO full he could hardly speak. He had
fought under the old flag in foreign country.
and loved the flag and those who had fought
with him under it. He said it the hardest
act of his life to order the men to fire on the
flag" General Pickett died at Norfolk, Va,
July, 1875 His last words were Good night"
Mrs. Pickett had the watch decorated TO show
her husband that she forgave him for making
her shake hands with Yankees and accept hospi-
talities from them. and to show him that South
women could overcome their prejudices.
Mrs Pickett was Miss Lasalle Corbeli of Chuck
atuck. Nansemond county, Va.
AT the age of 10 she married Gen. Pickett,
Sept Is. 1863. She has a letter from Gen. Pick
EFT. written just before the famous charge, in
which he gives an account of Longstre OBJ
lection to the charge, and another letter from
Gen. Pickett written just after the charge in
which is an account of the way in which Long
street took leave of him as he led the division
off to the charge. Mrs. Pickett went with her
husband through the portion of the which
followed her marriage, going into camp She
was under fire at the retaking of the lines at
Petersburg. The last review of her husbands
old division was at Chester Station. between
Petersburg and Richmond. The Generals
Pickett said every life lost after that time
would be murder At this review Mrs. Pick
EFT was on horseback at her husbands side.
After the war General Pickett and wife went
to Canada, and there lived under the name of
Edwards. They were poor, and Mrs. Pickett
cot a position teacher of Latin and elocution.
This position, she stated che owed indirectly to
Mr.. Lincoln. who, in 1912. appointed General
Pickett cadet West Point from Illinois.
swered advertisement for teacher. She was
so young looking that she was informed a teacher
was wanted, not scholar Then she was asked
for references. She had diploma. but she was
afraid to produce it. as it would show she was
from Virginia. An examination resulted in her
getting the place. Returning from Canada they
stopped in New York, engaging small apart
ments, but old friends of her husband put them
in fine quarters. put a carriage at their disposal
paid all their bills, and did SO much that feelings
of friendship we're established that can never be
broken.